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When To Stop Blaming Bush?

Posted on | October 21, 2009 |

Short Answer:  A long time from now.

I was thinking about just this topic this week given all of the acrimony about the Afghan war and various other topics.  When do we draw the line between what W did wrong and did not do properly and where we start taking responsibility?  Apparently, good ol’ Jack Cafferty was thinking the same thing over at CNN:

There’s no doubt President Bush deserves a lot of the blame for the problems in Afghanistan. His decision to invade Iraq derailed America’s mission there. But President Obama has been in office for nine months now and some days his administration acts like they just discovered we have troops in Afghanistan.

Here’s my question to you: At what point should President Obama stop blaming the Bush administration?

But unlike Mr. Cafferty, I’ve decided to take a broader approach.  See, it wasn’t just Afghanistan that W turned into a quagmire.

So, let’s see…when should we stop blaming George W. Bush?

  1. When every child left behind from No Child Left Behind is caught up
  2. When every woman denied equal access to birth control around the globe due to W.’s global gag rule has had the opportunity and chance to take part in full health care
  3. When every person who wants to join a union is not persuaded otherwise by presidentially-mandated “Beck” posters stating that, you know, you don’t have to join a union and here’s why.
  4. When every soldier who was wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan is given full recovery both mentally and physically.
  5. When Halliburton closes its doors.
  6. When Dick Cheney stops running off his mouth.
  7. When the rich pay back the taxes they should have been paying from 2001-2009.
  8. When all the warrantless wire taps are destroyed and evidence thereof is also demolished.
  9. When the budget surplus that existed prior to 2001 returns again.
  10. When the nearly 15 million unemployed American workers regain employment and self-worth.

I could go on and on.  But you get the picture.  The fact, Mr. Cafferty, is that you can’t erase the horrible misdeeds of the last administration by simply stating that it’s time to move on.  The damage has been done and until we can reverse it, you’re damn right it is the Bush Administration’s fault.

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One Response to “When To Stop Blaming Bush?”

  1. Tonya
    October 21st, 2009 @ 5:45 pm

    Did you see the SNL skit “The Rock Obama”? Your post made me think of the part where The Rock Obama sits down and says something like, “Obama have big mess to clean up” or whatever it was that he said. Its kind of a dumb skit but had funny moments and that part was cute. YouTube it.

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